Note 457 — ADDITIONAL NOTES (continued 2)
Thomas Taylor translation
Proclus here alludes to the following Orphic verses cited by him in his Commentary on the Timæus, lib. 5. p. 296.
ενθ’ ουν τ’ ωκεανος μεν, ενι μεγαροισιν εμιμνεν ορμαινων ποτερωσε νοον τpαποι, ηε πατερα ον γνωσῃ τε βιης, και ατασθαλα λωβησαιτο συν κρονῳ, ηδ’ αλλοις αδελφοις οι πεπιθοντο μητρι φιλῃ, η τους γε λιπων, μενει ενδον εκηλος· πολλα δε πορφυρων, μενει ημερος εν μεγαροισι σκυζομενος τῃ μητρι, κασιγνητοισι δε μαλλον.
i.e. “But Ocean remained within the ample house, considering how he should act, whether he should deprive his father of his strength, and basely injure him, together with Saturn and the rest of his brethren, who were obedient to their dear mother; or whether leaving these, he should stay quietly at home. After much deliberation, he remained quietly at home, being angry with his mother, but more so with his brothers.”